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Plainfield

A township of 6,241 people in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
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Borough in Pennsylvania, US
6,263Population
24.8 sq miArea
568 ftElevation

Plainfield Township is a township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population of Plainfield Township was 6,138 at the 2010 census. The township is part of the Lehigh Valley metropolitan area, which had a population of 861,899 and was the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.

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$219K Median sale price · Redfin, March 2026

The median sale price was $219,000 in March 2026.

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St. Luke's Warren HospitalPhillipsburg · 9.1 mi · ER
Neighborhood Health Centers of Lehigh Valley - EastonEaston · 9 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 18072, 18064, 18040 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Plainfield →

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School Grade B+

The public schools Plainfield’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 74% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#331Best public schoolsof 764 in PA
DistrictPen Argyl Area SDSchools2

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